The Rose

coffee girlApril 10, 2017

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the rose

written by: Coffee Girl

@nikkinapi

from her long stemmed body
protruded beautiful petals
that were red and silky
yet you cannot hold her
for you will be pricked

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I am a lover of all things artistic.
As a kid I would write stories but stopped somewhere along the way and have recently become inspired to try again. Poetry is actually kind of new for me but I'm giving it a go.

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